FBI Raids LAUSD Offices, Superintendent's Home

LOS ANGELES, CA — The FBI on Wednesday morning raided the home and office of Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho.

A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office confirmed that law enforcement officials were serving "a judicially approved search warrant," but declined to provide any additional details.

The raids were conducted simultaneously at Carvalho's San Pedro home and his office at the district's downtown LA headquarters, Fox 11 reported.

A search warrant was also served at another location in Miami tied to the investigation, the California Post reported. Prior to becoming the LAUSD superintendent in 2022, Carvalho led Miami-Dade County Public Schools for 14 years.

Authorities have not revealed details about the reason behind the raids. The court affidavit connected to the investigation remained under seal Wednesday, CBS Los Angeles reported.

"We have been informed of law enforcement activity at Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters and at the home of the superintendent. The district is cooperating with the investigation and we do not have further information at this time," an LAUSD spokesperson said in a statement.

It's unclear if the raids have any link to a move last week by the U.S. Department of Justice to intervene in a federal lawsuit against the district.

That lawsuit, originally filed by a conservative organization, claims the district discriminates against white students under its decades-old desegregation policy.

Meantime, a civil lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court accuses LAUSD of misusing $76.7 million in Proposition 28 funds, which voters approved in 2022 to expand arts and music education programming. The suit claims the district has used those funds to cover existing staff salaries in violation of the measure's requirements, KFI reported.

The district has denied any wrongdoing, saying in a statement when the lawsuit was filed last year that "we continue to follow implementation guidance as provided by the state of California to ensure that we are fully complying with the requirements of Prop. 28."

Carvalho has also been publicly critical of stepped-up federal immigration enforcement activities near LAUSD campuses.

This is a developing story, check back for updates.

City News Service contributed to this report.